The human microbiome functions as an intricate and coordinated microbial network,
residing throughout the mucosal surfaces of the skin, oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract …

OBJECTIVE: A well established body of research documents the role of individual factors,
such as biology and diet, in the aetiology of early childhood caries (ECC). Recently …

Objective. To assess the ability of multivariate models and single factors to correctly identify
future caries development in pre-school children and schoolchildren/adolescents. Study …

Purpose: Dental caries in preschool children was historically considered to have a unique
and more intense pattern of decay and was known by a variety of terms. In 1999, the term …

Caries risk assessment, an essential component of targeted health care delivery for young
children, is of paramount importance in the current environment of increasing health care …

Dental caries is a major disease of the oral cavity with profound clinical significance. Caries
results from a transition of a healthy oral microbiome into an acidogenic community of …

BACKGROUND: The literature regarding dental and systemic effects of Early Childhood
Caries (ECC), consequences of leaving carious primary teeth untreated, benefits of …

Despite the cariogenic role of Candida suggested from recent studies, oral Candida
acquisition in children at high risk for early childhood caries (ECC) and its association with …

Objective The object of this conference paper was to review and discuss caries risk
assessment in general practice from the questions i)'Why', ii)'When', and iii)'How'. Method …

Dental caries is a multifactorial, dynamic disease process that results from a dysbiosis in the
biofilm, driven by exposure to fermentable carbohydrates, which over time leads to …